José Salvatierra

José Andres Salvatierra López (born 10 October 1989) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, and for the Costa Rica national football team.

José Salvatierra
Personal information
Full name José Andres Salvatierra López
Date of birth (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989
Place of birth Escazú, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Alajuelense 243 (11)
National team‡
2011– Costa Rica 36 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2017
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salvatierra and the second or maternal family name is López.

He plays as a fullback.[1]

Club career

Salvatierra made his professional debut on 7 April 2010 for Liga against Águilas Guanacastecas.[2]

Salvatierra moved to Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on 16 December 2016.[3]

On 24 January 2017, FC Dallas announced the club and Salvatierra agreed to part ways due to the player failing his physical and medical exams before the MLS Preseason.[4]

International career

Salvatierra made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a June 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Cuba and earned a total of 26 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[6] 2011 Copa América[7] and 2013 Copa Centroamericana.

Honours

Club
Alajuelense

References
  1. "Profile". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. Profile Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine - LD Alajuelense
  3. http://www.fcdallas.com/post/2016/12/16/fc-dallas-signs-belgian-winger-roland-lamah-and-costa-rican-outside-back-jose
  4. http://www.fcdallas.com/post/2017/01/24/moises-hernandez-and-jose-salvatierra-part-ways-fcd
  5. José Salvatierra – FIFA competition record
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. Copa América 2011 - RSSSF
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